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Wednesday, March 31, 2010

Alexander McQueen jacket

I dug this one out of the back of my wardrobe to show today. I love it, but the colour makes it a bit difficult to wear with many things. (I've always been a bit guilty of creating wardrobe orphans. I really need to plan more.)

The pattern is available as a free download from Showstudio, and has to be printed out and taped together. I think the instructions have been improved a bit, which is great because they were a bit sparse when I made this!

The front is interesting....

....but all the drama is at the back I should have pressed this before I photographed it. Oops.

Re: drafting - OMG that Aldrich book is the most AMAZING thing ever! I can see why it's your favorite, it's now MY favorite too! It's EXACTLY what I always knew must exist somewhere. And re: that yoke dress and patterns, it's so basic you will probably be able to draft it almost as fast as getting the tissue ironed and cut out.

About Me

Who am I? I'm a lifelong sewer with a degree in Clothing and Textiles so I can pretend I know stuff, and a husband and five kids to remind me that there is more to life than fabric.
I sew because I love it.